gallon
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Before the war with Iran a gallon of diesel in the US cost around $3.50.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Trucking customers reaped the benefits, realizing tangible savings with every gallon pumped into their tanks, and farmers had more demand for their soybeans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The average cost of regular US gasoline has jumped more than 46 percent since late February to $4.37 per gallon, while that of diesel rocketed 67 percent over the same period to $6.28 per gallon.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Prices for diesel at the pump had climbed to a record high of $6.528 a gallon on Sept. 22, according to AAA.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Hot as it became he didn’t feel thirsty on half a gallon a day except for the first night.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
Research in the US suggests a typical data centre consumes around 300,000 gallons of water a day, or about as much as 1,000 US households.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The company claims it produced 19 million US gallons of water in the sky in three hours.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Transport loads are the cheapest way to buy dyed diesel, he said, with maybe 7,000 to 7,400 gallons per delivery.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
An estimated100 gallons of water are used each performance; it exits through a drainage system on the floor and is then recycled for the following show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
I use the rest of my dog-walking money to buy a couple of gallons of the blue paint, as well as a gallon of white paint, and several paint rollers and trays.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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